Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 849 Luck, suddenly glanced at us?
"What have you been doing for the past two or three days?" Persephone asked, bewildered. "Just, testing them?"

"Isn't that normal?" Armies laughed. "Those city-states under Demeter's jurisdiction always have to go through several rounds of probing before they can get into serious negotiations when they need to cooperate!"
This is because they have a basis for cooperation and share common attributes!

I'm the same as Travis.

Some things are simply not meant to be said directly.

It's best if I never say it out loud.

He's the same.

Persephone couldn't help but curl her lip: "So, all this trouble you two have gone through is just about who should propose which rule?"

“This is indeed very important. The person who speaks first cares the most, so making concessions is inevitable.” Hades could understand.

After all, he always used this tactic against Zeus.

Hades glanced down at Persephone and wisely swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue... For example, their marriage was not something he requested from Zeus, but rather a compensation offered by Zeus himself to appease Hades' anger.

Hades was just the one who reluctantly accepted it... even if it didn't have fish or shrimp, it would still be fine.

Otherwise, Zeus would definitely have come up with a different compensation plan.

While Armies and Travis might not be so extreme—after all, they only need to consider their own interests and don't care whether the other party benefits—if the other party makes the request, the recipient will definitely think carefully about whether agreeing directly would be a loss for them.

There's really no difference in essence, but Persephone will definitely be able to understand.

After all, with Armies' help, the mother and daughter had practiced their acting skills for a long time in order to achieve this goal.

Hades is alright, though.

He just needs to keep a straight face and deny it repeatedly.

Besides, at that time, although he did want a goddess who could bring the light of life to the underworld as his wife, he didn't necessarily have to find Persephone.

It was only after Armes learned of his thoughts that the agreement was finally reached through his mediation.

Persephone was indeed the most suitable wife Hades could find.

Hades also did his best.

But he now knew that saying such things might be inappropriate and could even anger Persephone, so he swallowed his words.

Persephone, with a smile etched on her face and her body completely still, actually knew what Hades wanted to say.

She hadn't learned nothing from all those years of marriage... Even if her intuition told her Hades was talking nonsense, as long as that guy could swallow his words, she could pretend she knew nothing.

Only after they learned to compromise did they truly have a future together.

After all, Hades really meant no harm; it's just that his mouth and brain occasionally have some lapses in judgment.

Furthermore, when you truly love someone, even their foolishness becomes somewhat endearing after the anger subsides… Having already worn herself out like this, Persephone felt she could completely skip the process of anger that only hurt herself.

Furthermore, Hades, realizing that his mouth was truly unsuitable and only suitable for dealing with Zeus, learned to keep quiet about matters concerning her.

Go through everything in your mind before you speak.

When their married life finally transitioned from a chaotic mess to this point, it truly became completely stable.

Armies looked around and decided not to ask the couple why they both had such mysterious smiles on their faces.

He has no interest in knowing.

He's quite interested in the power struggles and checks and balances with Travis, but marriage is out of the question!
Not to mention the couple in front of him who had been at odds for tens of thousands of years, even his current loving parents would be a real handful if they were to get into a fight.

Moreover, they were all arguing over trivial matters.

Almes could occasionally hear their arguments... and couldn't help but mentally compare them to his own behavior patterns.

Then he could be certain that the minor flaws that the Countess had criticized Ezra for seemed to be more serious in him.

Turning a carefree life into a complicated relationship between two people might be a kind of happiness, but Almes decided to refrain from doing so for now.

It might be because he is too selfish.

He actually saw it very clearly: whether it was his parents, Persephone, or Hades, in the struggle, there was always one who would back down first.

Another one is that if given a way out, they will quickly go down it.

Once you've worked things out, you'll understand each other with just a glance, and naturally, you won't need to argue anymore... You won't need the other person to give you a way out; you'll be the one to back down first.

However, his selfish nature prevented Armies from being the one to back down first.

But he didn't want to be the one who was tamed.

Even though he had been tamed quite a bit by his parents' love, he could understand the bond forged by blood ties and kinship, but he felt he still couldn't handle romantic love.

Even though he was now Armies, his personality was actually more like Travis's—cold-blooded and ruthless nature. "Shouldn't we mention this to Lori?" Armies decided to clear the somewhat awkward atmosphere... They could leave the marital harmony to their own private space!
"Isn't he still asleep?" Hades asked curiously. "How are you going to tell him?"

“Speak! You must tell him, and you must also tell him that it was Katharina who reminded us of the truth, which is why we deduced so much,” Persephone answered resolutely. “Even if we are already back on the River Styx when he wakes up, Armes, you must tell us about Lori’s reaction.”

Ha~ It seems only that Gale Wolf knows how to take revenge!
Having traveled together for so long, Persephone could tell that Katharina actually listened to Lori.

Those minor disturbances and antics stemmed from Lowry's own indifference.

When it comes to serious matters, Katarina makes absolutely no mistakes; in fact, she's very diligent.

So, if Lori finds out that Katarina casually used his few words to tease others, and even uncovered some secrets of her matriarchal family as a result... he will definitely teach that wolf a lesson!
“I think you’re overthinking it, Persephone.” Armies looked at the Queen of the Underworld, who was gritting her teeth, and shook his head helplessly. “Have you forgotten that she squeezed out of the hall to chat with you in front of Valera?”

Valera always had independent decision-making power with Lowry.

Katarina's reckless actions must have been approved by her.

"Why?" Persephone asked, somewhat surprised. "I think those two really wanted to leave!"

Why would someone suddenly say something like that?
Could it be that Lowry has woken up?

“It’s precisely because Lori hasn’t woken up that they’re spouting such nonsense,” Armies laughed. “The strangest ones are those who actually believe Katarina’s words.”

“Intuition… one person’s intuition might be a misunderstanding, but we… don’t you have that feeling too?” Persephone asked in a low voice.

“Yes.” Armies nodded. “So, perhaps it’s fate that suddenly glanced at us, a rare stroke of luck for us.”

He glanced around his small study and gave a wry smile: "Otherwise, if we really became colleagues with Uranus, our lives would be very difficult."

"So, what do we do now?" Hades said in a deep voice. "Is there anything I can do?"

“Perhaps… lend a hand to the Lord of the Tower?” Armies hesitated for a moment. “No, that’s not right.”

Neither of them can help.

Lord of the Tower, I suspect he has made contact with Asmodeus.

The reason he still dares to hold onto the divine position of Lord of the Magic Tower is probably because he received a promise that he could be reborn as a devil.

His most important task was to hold out until the world opened up.

Otherwise, Asmodeus's promise would certainly be useless.

"Asmodeus, why must he hold the divine office of Lord of the Magic Tower?" Persephone asked, puzzled.

“Paradise Mountain.” Armies looked out at the sky.

The night falls low, and the moonlight is like water.

The starry sky seemed to be pressing down on them.

Who could have imagined that such a peaceful world could be involved in such an important war?
“Mount Paradise is definitely not so easy to deal with,” Armes said slowly. “Those gods of order have been in charge of Mount Paradise for so long, which one of them doesn’t have a few ‘good friends’ on his side?”
Especially the Grand Master.

Just think about how many special materials from Paradise Mountain can be sold by weight outside, and you'll understand.

Ha~ How many archmages who can make deals with the gods of order don't have magic towers?
Even if they live in demiplanes or floating cities, they will still have residential areas based on magic towers.

"Once the world opens up, it will be all-encompassing?" Persephone said with some concern. "What about the world itself? Won't it be harmed?"

“Don’t worry about that.” Armies looked up at the bright moon. “Even the sun of our world is turning its divine kingdom into a war fortress.”

It's still at the level of powerful divine strength.

With the high level of perception of archmages, they would never make a mistake.

Although the great mages are not afraid of the gods' threats, they will not make enemies without reason.

Unless someone steps in to help the Lord of the Tower, they won't act recklessly... nor will they arrest a few people just because they think the humans in this world are special, and take them back for questioning.

They have plenty of ways to get what they want from the locals.

However... if they were to discover a goddess of the night who possesses both the personality and essence of Shar and Selenne, these archmages probably wouldn't go too far.

After all, if the Goddess of the Night were truly provoked and single-mindedly sought help from those two, she might actually be able to be persuaded to come over.

Especially Selenne.

She might be watching it right now!

The lively atmosphere of Paradise Mountain is something the AO kids definitely won't miss; otherwise, it's uncertain where Serene would go first.

The goddess of the night is just to her liking.

(End of this chapter)